Cabinet having combined doors and slidable shelf



May 24, 1949. M. 1.. KRAMER CABINET HAVING COMBINED DOORS AND SLIDABLE SHELF Filed Dec 4, 1947 22 INVENTOR.

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Patented May 24, 1949 CABINET HAVING COMBINED-DORS AND;

SLIDABLE SHELF Melvin, L. Kramer, Newark, .N. .LASSiEn I', $0.: Marjorie Kramer, N swank, N. 1..

Application: December 4, 1947, Serial No. 7895665? 1 Claim. 1:

This invention relates: to. useful; improvements andstructural; refinements; in: finger ring containers, more particularly, .containers :for wedding or engagement rings, and; theprincipal object of the. invention istoprovide a container of the character herein described. which simulates the appearance o'f-"a church;

The further obieci of: therinvention. is to provide a container which includesin; its construction swingabledoors anda ring. supporting panel, the doors being automatically opened as the panel is withdrawn from the container to expose the ring,andzsimilarly,the doorsmeing automatically closed when. the. panel. is; returned to. its position. in thacontainer;

Another object of the invention is to provide a container which is simple in construction, pleasing in appearance, and novel and unusual in character.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a container which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture and which is otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which it is intended.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container which may be modified to simulate the appearance of various buildings other than a church, and which may be used for accommodating various other articles, such as watches, cosmetics, and the like.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 2-2 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 4 l in Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a finger ring contaner designated generally by the reference character 10, the same embodying in its construction a housing H assuming the configuration of 2 a church; the latter; including; air base 1 pair of side walls; Ia. an: endiwall; Mi a root Hi.v a steeple Hi; anda pain on swiasahic deans: H

The wallsrandl tha doqrscf the' Qhurchmay be painted; or, Qthenwisa suitably p ovided with a presentation of: wineaws; etc as; indicated. a t; and. Kiwi-11} obsarr ds that th do rs ii: are recessed at tiWQzQQID-QES as; huwm. at: it; so as t provideproi ctingrtan uesrin whichan r c ived in complementary I8$IQ3QS1fi2MZSiZ n. the; r- Ward d portions f thaiwallalix, The oneues 2e of the..- twmdoors; his era .BflHiPRddiWifli-i proi ec ing hinge pins 2| which engage the walls t3, wherebythe. doors: are: swinsabiye mounted: n position. 8.5-:WH1. be; clearly apparent;

The base l2 of the housing II is grooved as at 22 to provide spaced parallel guides for a slidable panel 23, the latter normally being disposed within the housing H, but being adapted for withdrawal therefrom to a position shown in Figures 1 and 2. In any event, an end portion of the panel 23 projects outwardly from the housing H and assumes the configuration of a series of steps 24 which are disposed adjacent the doors H to simulate the entrance to the church.

Means are provided for preventing the panel 23 from completely withdrawing from the housing ll, said means consisting of a downwardly extending detent 25 formed at the rear end of the panel, said detent being engageable with an upstanding catch 26, as this may be called, provided on the base 12. This arrangement is best illustrated in the accompanying Figure 2, and it will be apparent that the engagement of the two members 25, 26 will prevent complete withdrawal of the panel 23 from the housing H.

A suitable receptacle 21 is mounted upon the panel 23, the receptacle 21 containing a pad 28 wherein a pair of finger rings 29 may be removably positioned in the usual, well known manner.

The receptacle 21 includes an upwardly projecting wall 30, the end portions of which are engageable with a pair of blocks 3| secured to the inner surfaces of the doors 11.

These blocks are of a triangular cross-sectional configuration, and matters are so arranged that when the panel 23 is in its position within the housing II, the blocks 3| are disposed within suitable recesses 32 provided in the side walls l3, as is best shown in Figure 3.

However, when it is desired to Withdraw the panel 23 from the housing II, this is accomplished by simply grasping and pulling the end portion 24 on the panel outwardly, during which action the wall 30 of the receptacle 2'! will engage 3 the doors I1 and swing them outwardly, thereby facilitating withdrawal of the panel and recepacle from the housing.

On the other hand, when the panel 23 is to be returned to its position in the housing II, this is simply accomplished by pushing the pane1 inwardly, during which action the end portions of the wall 30 of the receptacle 2'! will engage the blocks 31, and as the panel continues to be pushed inwardly, the engagement of the wall with the catches will automatically close the doors l1. Needless to say, matters are so arranged that the doors will be fully closed by the time the receptacle and the panel 23 have reached the inner end of their travel, and it should be noted that in this particular position, the receptacle 21 will be disposed immediately adjacent the blocks 3| as shown in Figure 3, whereby opening of the doors I! will not be possible unless the panel 23 is again withdrawn.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A horizontally elongated container having an open end and including a pair of spaced side walls,

a pair of coacting doors provided at the open end of said container and swingable laterally on vertical hinge pins, an elongated panel slidable longitudinally in and out of said container through 5 the open end of the latter, a transverse wall provided on and extending upwardly from an intermediate portion of said panel, said transverse wall being engageable with said doors whereby the latter may be swung from their closed to their open positions when the panel is slid outwardly from the container, and means for automatically closing said doors when the panel is slid inwardly and for locking the closed doors until the panel is again withdrawn, said means comprising a pair of blocks secured to inner surfaces of the doors adjacent the hinge pins, said side walls being formed with block receiving recesses disposed adjacent the ends of said transverse wall when said panel is slid inwardly, the sliding of said panel into said container engaging end portions of said transverse wall with said blocks to efiect closing of said doors, whereupon said blocks are received in said recesses and are locked therein by the ends of said transverse wall.

MELVIN L. KRAMER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,135,281 Hawkins Apr. 13, 1915 1,313,364 Williams Aug. 19, 1919 2,410,760 Trachtenberg Nov. 5, 1946 

